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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Laneuage for sacred rruths.

This custom of using an archaic tongue unfamiliar to people is very an- cient, and prevails in various religions outside of Christianity throughout the world. There seems to be deep rooted sentiment in human nature that sacred ceremonies should have a language apart, so that the multitude may not approach and profane that which is beyond and above their comprehension.
 Within few years remarkable in- stance of this custom existing among primitive people has been brought to light in the investigations of MT. Frank Hamil- ton Cushing among the Euni Indians of New Mexico. MT. Cushing having dis covered that the prayers and ceremonials used by the priests are in an ancient tongue which bears a relation to the Zuni of to-day similar to that of Anglo-Saxon to English. The remarkable thing about this is that the ancient language has been preserved orally, the Zuni having no method of writing, but SO great is the veneration for the sacred tongue that it has been handed down from generation to generation without the change of word. This illustrates the conservative value of priesthood. Nearly, if not quite all, which the lingual science of to-day knows of the tongues of antiquity is due to this practice of preserving them for use in sacred offices.-Boston Herald
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
The Streets of Pompeii.

The city is of an irregular oval form, about two miles in circumference, and was walled except on the side nearest the sea. It had at least eight gates, probably more, of which the best preserved and probably the most ancient is the Nola. The streets are narrow, from twelve to fourteen feet wide, including the trottoirs Some are even less, and the widest only about thirty feet. Rows of high step- ping stones cross the street from side to side between the trottoirs for the convent ence of pedestrians in rainy weather. These stepping stones must have greatly impeded the passage of vehicles. The walls, as before mentioned, are low, and there is little left but the lower stories. There is reason to suppose that upper floors were slightly built, perhaps of wood, containing small rooms for the use of slaves. The walls facing on the streets are blank, in most instances, the windows of the houses opening on the open square in the center. In some cases small shops filled the front of houses without commu- nicating with any other part of them, ' unless perhaps a room at the back, and signs still remain showing the particular business carried on in them.-Foreign Letter.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Waste of Means and Energy.

There is an impression that the Coronet was the best built yacht of the two. Sup pose it was. Does that benefit the coni- merce of the world? Of what use is Q yacht anyhow, except for pleasure pur- poses? When we propound these ques- tions to ourselves we are brought face to face with the fact that this generation is wasting great deal of energy for no practical purpose. If the time and the money and the energy which are wasted in boat racing and ball playing and all the numberless forms of amusement were de- voted to practical uses what grand, pro gressive civilization this age would have. Science and the useful arts are struggling in vain endeavor to progress, while the appliances which we possess and could be utilized in their development are wasted on things of no substantial utility to our selves or to those who are to come after us. When we see such universal waste of means and energy we are almost forced to the conclusion that civilization is retrograding.-St. Paul Globe.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Notice of Guardian's Sale of Real
 Estate.

Notice is hereby given. that in pursuance of an order of the Probate Court of the County of Pinal and Territory of Arizona, made on the 16th day of May, 1887. in the matter of the estate of Walter W. Bailey and Lula J. Bailey, minors, the undersigned guardian of said minors, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, and subject to confir- nation by said Probate Court. on Saturday the 11th day of June, 1887, in front of the Courthouse door in the town of Florence, said county and Territory, between the hour of o'clock a. m and the setting of the sun that day, all the right, title, interest and es- tate of the said Walter W. Bailey and Lula J Bailey, minors, ia and to the undivided one eighth interest in the mining claim known and called 'The Sample Mine," situate, lying and being in the said County of Pinal and Terri tory of Arizona, and in the vicinity of Dudley vile, near the Gila river.
 Terms and conditions of sale: Cash ten per cent of the purchase money to be paid to the auctioneer on the day of sale, balance on con- frmation of sale by said Probate Court Deed at the expense of purchaser.
 ". E. GUILD, Guardian. Florence, Msy 18th, 1887. 7-Sw
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Toothaohe supsr.titiou..

In some parts of Sussex, England, there is superstition that if you put on your right stocking, right shoe and right trouser leg before the left you will never have toothache. To drink out of skull taken from a graveyard, to take a tooth from such a skull and wear it round the neck, to apply the tooth to your own living but aching tooths to put double nut into your pocket, to pare your finger nails and toe nails, and wrap the pari9gs in paper arc charms against 4he toothache. In other parts of England there is custom of calling the .oothache the '.love pain, for which the sufferer
 is not entitled to any commisseration
 Whether he or she fully consents to this may, perhaps, be doubted.-Tron Times.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Mary and Her Lamb.

Most of our young readers will be sur prfsed to hear that the well known nur- sery song of "Mary Had Little Lamb'' is true story, and that Mary is still living. About seventy years ago she was little girl, the daughter of farmer in Worcester county, Massachusetts. She was very fond of going with her father to the fields to see the sheep, and one day they found baby lamb which was thought to be dead. Kind hearted little Mary, however, lifted it up into her arms, and as it seemed to breathe she carried 1t home, made 1t a warm bed near the stove and nursed it tenderly. Great was her delight when, after weeks of careful feeding and watching, her little patient began to grow well and strong, and soon after it was able to run about. It knew its young mistress per- fectly, always came at her call and was happy only when at her side. One day it followed her to the village school. and, not knowing what else to do with it, she put it under her desk and covered 1t with her shawl. There it staid until Mary was called up to the teachers desk to say her lesson, and then the lamb walked quietly after her, and the other children DurSC out ldu8n1uS. OO tuo ucdClicl Ildu to shut the little girls pet in the wood- shed until school was out.
 Soon after this young student, named John Rollstone, wrote little poem about Mary and her lamb and presented it to her. The lamb grew to be sheep and lived for many years. and when at last it died, Mary grieved so much for it that her mother took some of its wool, which was ''as white as snow," and knitted pair of stockings for her to wear in re- membrance of her darling. Some years after the lambs death, Mrs. Sarah Hall, a celebrated woman who wrote books, composed some verses about Mary's lamb and added them to those written by John Rollstone, making the complete poem as we know it. Mary took such good care of the stockings made of her lambs fleece that when she was grown up woman she gave one of them to church | fair in Boston. As soon as it became known that the stocking was made from the fleece of 'Mary's little lamb, :" every one wanted piece of it; so the stock ing was raveled and the yarn cut into short pieces. Each piece was tied to a card on which ''Mary" wrote her full name, and those cards sold so well that they brought the large sum of $40 in the Old South church.-American Agri- 1 culturiSt
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
sherlfr.s Sale.

In the District Court of the Second Judicial
 District of the Territory of Arizona, in and
 for the County of Pinal.
 J. E. Andruss, Morris Woodruff and A. H. Harrington, Trustees, Plaintiffs,
 Against the South Silver King Mining Com pany, Defendant.
 No. 554 Order of sale and decree of fore closure. Under and by virtue of an order of sale and decree of foreclosure issued out of the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the County of Pinal on the 27th day of May, A. D. 1887, in the above entitled action, wherein J. E. Andrus, Morris Woodruff and A H. Harrington, Trustees, the above named plain tiffs, obtained judgment and decree against The South Silver King Mining Company, De- fendant, on the 9th day of November, A. D. 1886, which said decree was on the 9th day of November, A. D. 1886, recorded in Judgment Book one, of said Court at.page 320. am com handed to sell "Ai that certain mining claim. lead or lode, consisting of fifteen hun dred l1500) feet in leEgth, by six hundred (600) feet in width. situate and being in the Pioneer Mining District, Final county. Arizona Terri tory, and known and designated as the First Extension South of the Silver King Mine, and incorporated as the ''South Silver King" to- gether with all the improvements and appur- tenances thereto belonging, machinery and all personal property thereon situate"
 Notice is hereby given that on Monday the 13tk day of June, A. D. 1887, at o'clock D. m., of that day, in front of the Courthouse, Florence, Final County, Arizona Territory, I will in obedience to said order of sale and de- cree of foreclosure, sell the above described property CT 50 much thereof as may be neces- sary to satisfy plaintiffs Judgment, with in- terest thereon and costs, to the highest and best bidder for cash in lawful currency of the United States.
 Witness my hand at my office in Florence. Pinal County, Arizona Territory, this 2fth day of May, 1887
 .78 JERE FRYER, Sheriff.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Quartets at the Funeral.

Male quartets are the latest things ill Gotham funeral services. Upon reading an obituary advertisement member of a quartet calls upon the family and suggests an engagement. At recent funeral service, "Shall We Know Each Other There P '' Angels Ever Bright and Fair, D '' Nearer, My God, to Thee, and ''Jesus
 Lover of My Soul, were sung by these professionals with impressive effect, the choristers standing at the head of the main hall stairway, while the friends were assembled in the parlor, and the family gathered on the floor next above. When required, the singers go to the grave. The pay is generally left to the consideration of the family or else re- ferred to the undertaken Chicago Times.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
The Fur Seal AsIeep.

The sleep of the fur seal, seen on land, is always accompanied by an involuntary nervous, muscular twitching and slight shifting of the fippers, together with ever and anon quivering and uneasy roll ings of the body, followed by quick folding anew of the fore flippers, all of which may be signs, as it were, of their simply having nightmare, or of sport ing in a visionary way in some far of dreamland sea.
 have studied hundreds of such som- nolent examples. Stealing sofly up so close that I could lay my hands upon them from the point where I was sitting and watching the sleeping seals, have always found their sleep to be of this nervous description, The respiration is short and rapid, but with no sound of breathing unless the ear is brought very close.-Our Arctic Products.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Shaved with sharp Shells.

The South Sea barber is never at a loss for shop or utensils, nor is one at a loss to find barber where all alike are ca- pable of perpetrating a shave, hair cut or shampoo, the only difference being that some do it worse than others. His shop is always with him-all he wants is some thing for a seat-and as in operating he himself stands he does not feel the same lively repugnance that his patient does to resting on a spray of coral. His soap he finds in the large fruit of vine that grows everywhere in the bush and along shore; broken open and dipped in water salt or fresh is all one-it produces, when rubbed upon the face, a fine, creamy father that looks all that could be desired, but which, in fact, is vain de- fusion, as it cultivates no intimate ac quaintance with the skin or hair.
 The shells on the beach afford that against which he cuts when he is not gashing the tender skin of the white man; his sharks tooth razor is at hand, snugly wrapped in leaf and slowed in the perforation of one ear, the balance being restored by carrying his tobacco and pipe similarly situated in the other When the operation is over the father is swabbed out of the mouth, eyes and other cavities with wisp of grass, the ashes of another bunch of grass are carefully rubbed over the face to prevent the hem orrhage which seems inevitable to the victim, and finally head and face are washed with shaddock as big as can talope, whereof half is held in either hand of the operator and the head of the victim between. As an abstract fact in economic botany it may be stated that the juice of this shaddock is not pleasant upon raw flesh.
 Sometimes the barber finds that relic that civilization always leaves upon the path over which it has passed, the broken bottle. Then he advances step toward luxury in shaving, the acme of which is reached when he can use piece of hoop iron.
 There is one good point about him, and that is that he does not talk; yet even this is blunted by the fact that he usually sings monotonously. Some few words of his weird, wild and lonely chants as the nearer succeeds in catching cause chills of the coldest kind to run up and down his back as he reflects that but few years ago were the days when his barber, in- stead of shaving, would have cheerfully engaged in dissecting him with view to settling the question of the dinner hour. Cor. San Francisco Examiner.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Information About False Teeth.

A young woman had just left a dentists chair and was adjusting her wrap to leave, with several dollars worth of gold in one of her incisors, when a re- porter entered the office.
 "What is the use of people enduring the agony of having their teeth filled when they can have them pulled without pain and then have set of false teeth which will never trouble them againf" asked the reporter as the young lady gave a sigh of relief and left the office.
 "Why, my dear young man, very few people can have set of artificial teeth which will not trouble them. In nearly every case false teeth are very trouble some."
 ''That is when you do not get good fit, I suppose?''
 ''It is difficult to get perfect fit and have it remain so very long, because many mouths are continually changing. A plate that may fit well to-day may be- come unbearable in six months, and the plate may even break; in fact, they ire quently do. 1 have several patients wla must have new plates n1srtlle- s=erss=-Isa or two, at the most, because their mouths change so much they cannot use a plate longer than that. Then there are other people who cannot endure plate in their mouth at all, no matter how perfect the fit. They cannot become accustomed to them even after persistent trials. have known men after trying a whole year to give up in disgust and resolve to gum it. So you see artificial teeth may be a con- tinual expense and great annoyance to a person. It is far better to have the natural teeth attended so, if they need e dentists attention, but it is better still for every one to take proper care of their own teeth and preserve them as long a:s possible. ."-Cleveland Plaindealer.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
stoa,nship No,nanc1ature.

A study of steamship nomenclature disclose some rather interesting facts. The Guion line boats favor the names of territories, and hence VIC have the Alaska and the Arizona. The names of the Cunard liners all end in "ia''-for ex- ample, the Servia and the Etruria. The Oregon was built, with the Alaska and Arizona, to be leased to the Guion line, but she was acquired by the Cunard line, and broke the spell so far as both name and record were concerned. The White Star boats include the Republic, the Bri- tannic and the Celtic-an the names ter minating with "ic." The Anchor line favors the ''ia" terminal, and most of the steamship companies follow hard and fast rule in selecting names for their boats, any exception being accounted for by the purchase of particular vessel from another line.-Globe- be-Democrat
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Cautions Concerning Bathing.

How often is it necessary to bathe? This depends both on the individual and the nature of the bath. Some people, who perspire freely, find it necessary to bathe daily, others require a bath only three or four times week. Taken in discriminatory the Turkish and Russian baths are unsafe, and may in certain con ditions be positively dangerous. In cases of heart disease, a tendency to apoplexy or congestion of the brain Rus sian or Turkish baths are exceedingly un- safe, and as a general rule it may be stated that this class of bath should never be indulged in without the advice of a physician. The tub bath suits most of us, but the temperature in every case should be high enough to prevent chills, and this remark applies also to sponge baths, which are the safest, and may, with advantage, be taken every day Philadelphia Times.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
ARIZONA WEEKLY ENTERPRISE.
"RsTURN, STRONG WILL"

Return, strong will, to thy deserted throne; Faith, hope and reason, joy will come and be Loyal prime ministers and aids to thee, Counselors true, but powerless alone. Dark doubt and passion their allegiance own To thy sway only; now, in riot free, They seek to ruin what is good ir me, And in thy absence whct iJ base condone. Come thou and quell the revelers; they will cover,
 And all their craven followers in thy sight Will serve as slaves to thy superior power, Nor dare to Haunt by day nor prowl by night Come and defend fair innocence, whose flower Needs the protection of thy guardian might.
 A L. Carlton in Pioneer Press.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Second Judicial District, of the Territory of Arizona in and for the County of Final
 Mary B. Meredith, Plaintiff, ys. W. H. Mer-
 edith, Defendant.
 Action brought in the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Ar izona, in and for the County of Final, and the complaint filed in the said County of Pinal, in the ofic of the Clerk of said District Court.
 The Territory of Arizona sends Greeting to: W. H. Meredith, defendant.
 You are hereby required to appear in an ac. tion brought against you bY the above named plaintiff, in the District court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the County of Pinal, and to answer the complaint filed therein, within twenty days Exclusive of the day of servicel after the service on you of this summons If served with in this county; or if served out of this county but in this district, within thirty days, other wise within forty days). or judgment by de- fault will be taken against you according to the prayer of said complaint. The said action Is brought to obtain decree of this Court that the bonds of matrimony ex. lsting between you and plaintiff may be dis | solved, that plaintiff may have the care and custody of Annss Meredith, minor daughter l of you and plaintiff, and for such other and | further relief as may be equitable. | All of which will more flu ly appear from the complaint on file herein, to which you are | referred.
 And you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer the said complaint, as above required, the said plaintiff will have your default entered and apply to the court for the relief therein demanded. Given under my hand and seal of the Dis
 trict Court of the Second Judicial Dis [sHAL. triet of the Territory of Arizona, in
 and for the County of Pinal, this 24th day Of May, A. D. 1887.
 W. WOOD PORTER, Clerk. l R. E. SLOAN X " R. SxoNF Prtf's Att'fs
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
He Meant a Lift, Ye Kneow,

"Have you got raiser in the house?' asked an Indiana man who registered at Willard's late last night for one night only.
 ''I don't know of any, sir," replied the clerk, land the barber shop has been closed for two hours.
 "Barber shop, thunderr' exclaimed the impatient guest. 'I don't want no bar Der shop. I'm tired out. I want to go up stairs to bed"
 "An right, sir, and I'll send the razor to you in the morning so you can shave before breakfast"
 "Young man," said the Indianian, as a light dawned upon him, "you're off your base. I don't want no razor to shave with; I want 6 raiser that'n git me up stairs without havin' to walk''
 Then the clerk tumbled, and the bell boy led the guest over and put him in the elevator. r.--Washinzton Critic
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
The World from m Egg.

The ancient Films believed that the world itself was developed from an egg, which a mystic bird laid in the lap of Vaimounou, who attempted to hatch it in his bosom. Accidentally, however, he let it fall into the water; when it was broken; the lower portion of the shell be- came the earth, the upper part the sky, the liquid white was transformed into the sun and the yolk into the moon, while the small fragments of scattered shell were changed into bright and glittering stars.- New York Journal.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Notice of Sale of Real Estate at
 Public Auction.

Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order of the Probate Court, of the County of Pinal and Territory of Arizona, made on the 25d day of May. 1887, in the matter of the estate of Mary E. Long, minor, the un- dersigned the guardian of said minor, will sell at public auction, to the highest and best bid der tor cash, and subject to confirmation by said Probate Court on Saturday, the 18th day of June, 1887, between the hour of nine o'clock and the setting of the sun on that day, in front of the Courthouse in the town of Florence, said County and Territory, all the right. title, interest, and estate of the said Mary E. Long, minor, in and to all that cer tain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the said County of Pinal and Territory of Arizona, and described as follows, to-wit: The undivided one-half of the north east quarter of Section Thirty -four, (34) Town ship Four l4) South, of range Mine (e) east, of the Gila and Salt River Meridian, containing Eighty (50) acres, more or less.
 Terms and conditions of sale: Cash, ten per cent of the purchase money to be paid to the auctioneer on the day of sale, balance on confirmation of sale by said Probate Court. Deed at the expense of purchaser
 Florence, May 25 1887. W. E. GUILD.
 SAW Guardian.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Accident in |. Cooking School.

The other day something slipped and boiling water ran over Miss Maria Par loa's hands. There was little cry from the hundred or more women in the room, but not sound, not change of a muscle on the face of the lecturer. A little soda on the raw, red flesh, handkerchief torn in halves, and the business of the hour went on, those hands swelling into puffy balls of pain before her hearers eyes. She did not finch from her busi- ness nor abate one jot or one little of her running fire of jests till the morning S baking was out of the oven and the work of the session was done.-Brooklyn Union.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1887-06-04
Painting. for the Public.

Works of art are intrinsically valuable. It is far easier to find man who has $f00,0 to spare than a man who has $100, 900 worth of pictures of high merit. The man who gives money to public use gives indeed something which may be turned to excellent account. But the man who places fine paintings where the public may see them perhaps gives what money could not buy.-Brooklyn Eagle.